Credit: An Advanced Metering Infastructure meter is displayed during a news conference at the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in Baltimore. In a plan filed Tuesday with the Maryland Public Service Commission, BGE is offering a new package of incentives to encourage customers to conserve power and plans to install the "smart" meters at every home. The meters enable the company to reward customers for shifting their power use to off-peak hours. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner)
Local utility companies offer credit, tips for saving energy
